Mitchell County, NC - Tipton Hill Community Cemetery MITCHELL COUNTY - TIPTON HILL COMMUNITY CEMETERY LOCATION: At Tipton Hill, a few yards past the elementary school on the left if you are driving towards Bakersville. Park at the school, and walk to the gravel road on your left that leads up the hill. Parking in the cemetery road not recommended, as it is extremely difficult to back out. CONDITION: Good to excellent ACCESSIBILITY: Moderately easy if you do not park in the access road. The hill is steep, however. OLDEST DATED GRAVE: # 66, 1874. There are dozens of unidentified graves throughout this cemetery, marked mostly by rocks. At the time I first surveyed it, I was not including unknowns; to do so now would greatly confuse my numbering system. SURNAMES: BENNETT, BIELECKI, BRADSHAW, BYRD, DAVIS, GARLAND, GOUGE, GRIFFITH, JONES, HAFENMEISTER, HARRELL, HAWKINS, HILL, HUGHES, LEWIS, McCOURRY, McCURRY, RENFRO, RIDDLE, SHEPARD, SHOOK, TIPTON, TUCKER, WHITSON, WYANDT 1. Frank W. Jones 20 June 1906 21 July 1989 "WWII, US Army". S/o 8 & 9 2. Mabel E. Jones 14 May 1911 8 Jan 1998 Wife of # 1. D/o Robert G. & Blanche Slagle Tipton. 3. Phillip Franklin Jones 9 July 1935 21 March 1991 S/o 1 & 2 4. Fred H. Jones 1 June 1922 31 Jan. 1994 "WWII". S/o 8 & 9 5. Jewell Jones 22 July 1921 27 July 2001 D/o 8 & 9 (?) 6. Edith Jones Garland 31 May 1914 25 July 1998 Wife of Charles Garland. D/o 8 & 9. 7. Bebee Jones Hill 17 July 1904 17 May 1992 D/o 8 & 9 8. Clayton Jones 1882 1969 S/o 54 & 55 9. Esther H. Jones 11 July 1889 Nov 1979 Wife of # 8. D/o Sanders & Elizabeth Tipton Hughes. 10. David Lee Stephen Shepard --- --- "Son of Cora Lee & David Shepard" (presumably # 11) 11. David W. Shepard 22 Feb. 1913 19 April 1947 "WWII". 12. Helen P. Whitson 11 Oct. 1916 2 March 2000 D/o 136 & 137 13. Roe Whitson 12 Jan. 1909 18 Dec. 1977 Husband of # 12. S/o 17 & 18. 14. Royce D. Whitson 20 April 1934 3 April 1974 S/o 12 & 13 15. Etta Mae Whitson Riddle 21 June 1905 2 Nov. 1997 Wife of Elmer Riddle. D/o 17 & 18. 16. Grace W. Googe 19 July 1921 26 Oct. 1973 16A. Almedia Renfro Tipton 20 Oct 1915 4 Nov 2005 D/o John & Phoebe Eliza Honeycutt Renfro. 17. Charley Whitson 9 June 1886 30 April 1976 S/o 63 & 64 18. Dora M. Whitson 10 Oct 1884 3 March 1965 Wife of # 17. D/o 19 & 20. 19. Mary McCourry 7 Oct. 1856 23 Jan. 1941 20. Zeb McCourry Dec. 1870 24 March 1951 Husband of # 19. S/o P.A. & Malinda McCourry 21. Criss Garland 11 Oct. 1874 1 March 1946 S/o 48 & 49. 22. David Sulden Tipton 28 Oct. 1851 31 August 1936 S/o 111 & 112 23. Nora J. Tipton 1875 1967 D/o 54 & 55. 24. Arvil Jones Tipton 30 April 1910 8 Jan. 1984 S/o 22 & 23. 25. Earl R. Tipton 1909 1965 S/o 22 & 23. 26. Harrison McCourry 18 Oct. 1908 10 July 1971 S/o 29 & 30 27. Mamie Sparks McCourry 11 Oct. 1907 1 Feb. 2000 Wife of # 26. D/o Thomas & Alice Canipe Sparks. 28. Luther L. McCoury 4 Aug. 1903 15 April 1950 S/o 29 & 30 29. Oliver H. McCurry 12 May 1870 20 Dec. 1945 S/o Andrew J. & Sarah Wilhite McCurry. 30. Julia McCurry 17 March 1869 8 April 1940 Wife of # 29. D/o John Whitson 31. Sanders Hughes 9 July 1852 15 Feb. 1937 S/o Godfrey Hughes 32. Elizabeth J. Hughes 14 Dec. 1853 14 Aug. 1934 Wife of # 31. D/o 111 & 112. "Married 16 March 1872." 33. Isaac Whitson 28 Oct. 1889 7 Oct. 1969 S/o 63 & 64 34. Dollie Bennett Whitson 10 March 1890 30 Aug. 1945 Wife of # 33 35. Willard Whitson 23 Nov. 1907 17 Jan. 1993 S/o Isaac & Dollie Whitson. 36. (Living) 37. Unknown 38. Cecil Whitson 27 June 1926 29 Sept. 1927 S/o 136 & 137 39. D.C. Whitson 6 Jan. 1920 3 June 1921 S/o 136 & 137 40. Pleasant Andrew Jones [Jr.] 1884 1976 S/o 54 & 55 41. Queenie B. Jones 1887 1968 Wife of # 40. D/o Esther Jones. 42. Ted Jones 12 June 1918 4 June 1953 S/o 40 & 41 43. Marcus Edmund Bradshaw 16 July 1880 11 May 1942 S/o John W. & Nancey Peterson Bradshaw. 44. Blanche V. Bradshaw 25 April 1880 2 March 1980 Wife of # 43. D/o John Washington II & Margaret Gibson Vickery (Statesville, NC). 45. Helen Vickery B. Whitson 26 June 1912 10 Feb 1935 D/o 43 & 44. Wife of Robert Lee Whitson (s/o 137 & 138). 46. Ray Whitson 31 Mar 1918 3 June 1918 S/o 136 & 137 46A. Emey C. Lewis 26 June1857 17 Sept 1888 (Emily Cordelia Lewis). 1st wife of Rev Joseph Milton Lewis. D/o Ervin & Nancy Miller Hughes. 47. Stokes Garland 3 May 1861 18 April 1929 48. Mary S. Garland 12 Aug. 1848 5 July 1929 49. Thomas B. Garland 6 June 1849 7 Feb. 1918 Husband of # 48. S/o Julius & Delitha Whitson Garland. 50. Georgia Lee Jones 6 May 1925 29 Aug. 1925 D/o 40 & 41 (?) 51. Charlie Jones --- --- "S/o O.S. & C.E. Jones". 52. Susie Ann Lee Tucker 20 Sept. 1902 18 Oct. 1902 D/o Nora & Frank Tucker 53. William J. Jones 14 May 1870 8 July 1902 S/o 54 & 55 54. Pleasant Andrew Jones 5 July 1840 13 June 1922 (Jefferson Co., TN). 55. Sarah A. Whitson 2 May 1844 22 June 1928 Wife of # 54. D/o William & Sarah McGimpsey Whitson. 56. May Griffith 20 Aug. 1916 5 Dec 1916 D/o 126 & 127 57. Clayton Whitson 15 Oct. 1884 6 Dec. 1888 S/o 63 & 64 58. Julas Whitson 6 July 1894 20 July 1894 S/o 63 & 64 59. Unknown 60. Unknown 61. Unknown 62. Unknown 63. David Clingman Whitson 11 March 1858 — [Aft. 1920] S/o Isaac & Deborah Honeycutt Whitson. 64 Vicy Whitson 18 April 1856 15 Sept 1941 (Louvisa Bessie Tipton). Wife of # 63. 65. Ales C. Lewis 1 July 1887 (?) 27 Feb. 1889 D/o Joseph & Emily Hughes Lewis 66. Laura Hughes --- 1874 (?) D/o Moses & Hannah Evans Hughes. 67. Charles Hughes — [1876] (can't read) S/o Jerry Hughes 68. L. Tipton --- --- 69. Stokes Hughes June 1875 Dec 1878 (?) S/o Jerry Hughes 70. Unknown 71. Unknown 72. Unknown 73. Julia Moore 21 Jan. 1876 May 1876 74. Julie Harrell 16 Sept 1881 17 Sept 1944 D/o 75 & 76. 75. Enoch Harrell 22 June 1861 20 June 1919 S/o 115 & 116 76. Melia Ann Harrell 5 Oct 1856 6 Sept 1908 Wife of # 75 77. Mantima Moore 15 June 1835 (?) 1890 78. Simon Moore 79. John "Claude" Tipton 25 Nov 1919 20 March 2003 S/o 103 & 104 80. (Living) 81. Lonnie Tipton 18 April 1902 26 Oct 1989 S/o 103 & 104. 82. Joyce Tipton 20 July 1919 17 Sept 2003 Wife of # 81. D/o Beecher & Nellie Masters Griffith. 83. Doug Tipton 1947 2004 (Probably) s/o 81 & 82 84. Anita Laws Shook 14 July 1959 7 Nov 1999 85. Jennifer Tennile Shook 22 June 1976 22 June 1976 86. Jason Wyandt 25 Aug 1986 11 March 1996 S/o Daniel Wyandt & Margaret Walker Wyandt Climo. 87. Lamar Tipton 20 Nov 1907 16 July 1992 S/o 103 & 104 88. Bertie M. Tipton 11 May 1913 20 Nov 1992 Wife of # 87. D/o Jeter & Delia Masters McKinney. 89. Christopher Columbus Tipton 6 Jan 1894 22 Oct 1985 S/o 103 & 104 90. Jennie W. Tipton 16 Sept 1908 6 July 1981 Wife of # 89. D/o Jason & Retta Whitson Webb. 91. Grace Harrell 6 Oct 1922 5 Oct 1951 92. Daunette Harrell 31 Aug 1951 30 June 1968 93. Ray Harrell 20 March 1925 16 April 1937 S/o 94 & 95. 94. Margie Tipton Harrell 26 Aug 1895 4 April 1937 D/o Manuel & Hannah Griffith Tipton. 95. Gus A. Harrell 11 April 1892 10 Oct 1959 Husband of # 94. S/o 75 & 76. 96. Buster Lee Harrell 7 Dec 1927 14 Sept 1983 "WWII". 97. Mack H. Harrell 15 June 1889 25 Oct 1945 S/o 75 & 76. 98. Eliza S. Harrell 25 Dec 1897 14 Jul 1991 Wife of # 97 99. Arnold Tipton 1949 1970 100. Edna Tipton 15 April 1918 April 1969 101. Edwin Yates Tipton 11 Feb 1912 27 Nov 1995 "WWII". S/o 103 & 104 102. Charlie Tipton 1892 1968 S/o 103 & 104 103. N.W.Tipton 26 Sept 1867 23 June 1954 (William Ninevah Tipton). S/o 111 & 112. 104. Louisa McInturff Tipton 2 Aug 1875 1 Aug 1942 Wife of # 103. D/o Thomas & Anne Bailey McInturff 105. Malissa E. Tipton 27 Sept 1877 26 July 1960 106. Joseph F. Tipton 10 Aug 1875 4 Aug 1973 Husband of # 105. S/o 111 & 112 107. Luther Tipton 4 March 1899 25 Nov 1908 S/o 105 & 106 108. Oscar Tipton 5 May 1892 (?) 12 Feb 1917 S/o 105 & 106 109. Floyd Tipton 25 May 1908 17 Feb 1917 S/o 105 & 106 110. Harry Tipton 21 Oct 1903 20 Feb 1920 (Probably) s/o 105 & 106 111. John Tipton 2 March 1821 13 Aug 1909 S/o David & Ellen Patterson Tipton 112. Uranah Tipton 11 Aug 1830 21 Aug 1904 (Uranah Patterson) 113. Christopher Columbus Tipton 21 July 1870 4 Jan 1936 S/o 111 & 112 114. Minnie McCurry Tipton 15 May 1878 2 May 1942 Wife of # 113. D/o Franky Hughes McCurry. 115. Elizabeth Harrell 2 Nov 1824 2 Aug 1915 Wife of # 116. D/o Andrew & Nancy Peterson Miller. 116. Sgt. Simon Harrell 26 Jan 1823 6 Oct 1909 TN 13th Cavl. 117. John Harrell 2 May 1863 17 Nov 1911 S/o 115 & 116 118. Unknown 119. Lester Tipton --- --- 120. Zona T. Bennett 1901 1970 121. Eddie Tipton 18 April 1913 17 Oct 1996 122. Gladys Davis 10 Nov 1922 15 Feb 2005 (Possibly) D/o Taylor & Mary Whitson 123. Clifford Farrell Tipton 30 May 1909 4 Dec 1977 124. Blanche Griffith Tipton 3 May 1912 16 March 2007 Wife of # 122. D/o 127 & 128. 125. Arthur W. Byrd 27 Nov 1886 1 Oct 1967 S/o James Manuel & Nancy Garland Byrd 126. Mary W. Byrd 1883 [27 Nov 1882] 1990 [4 Feb 1990] (The dates are correct.) Wife of # 125. D/o 63 & 64 127. David Griffith 25 Sept 1891 Oct 1966 S/o Bacchus & Alzira Edwards Griffith 128. Phoebe Griffith 12 Dec 1894 3 July 1981 Wife of # 127. D/o 63 & 64. 129. Chester W. Hafenmeister 7 Dec 1918 3 Jan 2001 130. (Living) 131. John Bielecki 31 July 1920 20 July 1980 132. Eleanor W. Bielecki 13 Oct 1917 12 March 2000 Wife of # 130. D/o 137 & 138. 133. (Living) 134. (Living) 135. Joe B. Whitson 21 March 1915 13 Jan 1953 S/o 136 & 137 136. Hetty L. Whitson 13 July 1907 13 May 2003 Wife of # 135. D/o J.N. & Nancy Deyton Whitson. 137. William L. Whitson 15 Aug 1892 17 Jan 1970 Son of 63 & 64 138. Essie G. Whitson 21 Nov 1883 13 Nov 1956 Wife of # 137. D/o Henry M. & Mary Jane Bradshaw Griffith 139. John Whitson 1888 1969 S/o 63 & 64 140. Bertha T. Whitson 18 Aug 1896 April 1991 Wife of # 139. D/o John & Melvina Thomas. 141. Arba W. Renfro 1926 2001 D/o 139 & 140. 142. Dallas Gouge 18 March 1928 11 Feb 2005 S/o Nat & Dora Barnett Gouge 143. (Living) 144. Whitney Jade Hawkins 1987 2005 145. Claude Douglas Tipton 12 April 1947 20 Dec 2004 S/o 79 & 80 146. Mildred Elaine Tipton 16 March 1948 9 Oct 2006 Wife of # 145 D/o John Twiggs. ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mark Lawson - rmlawson67@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________________________